LSU GEOGRAPHY 2051, NAMIKAS, FINAL NEWEST ACTUAL
2025/2026 EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED/GRADED A+
A drainage pattern where all tributaries are relatively parallel
to one another and flow in the same direction - ---Answers --
-Parallel
A drainage pattern where the tributaries flow away from a
central point and occurs in areas with a high central elevation
- ---Answers ---Radial
A drainage pattern where the tributaries flow in one direction,
but form a 90 degree angle with the river - ---Answers ---
Trellis
A drainage pattern that has no logic to it and occurs in places
that were recently disturbed - ---Answers ---Deranged
A type of channel where water flows year round - ---Answers
---Perennial
A type of channel where water flows for a portion of the year
and is dry for the other part of the year - ---Answers ---
Intermittent
A type of channel that occurs in arid regions and can remain
dry for years - ---Answers ---Ephemeral
,The volume of water moving past a point per unit of time - ---
Answers ---Discharge
What is the equation for discharge? - ---Answers ---Channel
width x channel depth x water velocity = Q
The wearing down of particles - ---Answers ---Erosion
The moving or soil / particles - ---Answers ---Translocation
A mode of sediment transport when particles are deposited
somewhere - ---Answers ---Deposition
The total amount of soil a river can move - ---Answers ---
Capacity
The size of the material a river can move - ---Answers ---
Competence
Material dissolved in water results in a __________ - ---
Answers ---Solution
A type of mode of sediment transport that carries somewhat
larger materials - ---Answers ---Suspension
, A mode of sediment transport where the material remains
some degree of contact with the bed - ---Answers ---Bedload
A type of bedload where the material bounces along - ---
Answers ---Saltation
A type of bedload where the material rolls along the bed - ---
Answers ---Traction
Determines how much energy a river system has - ---
Answers ---Longitudinal profile
The ability of a river to carry sediment is equal to the supply of
sediment - ---Answers ---Graded stream
Triangular shaped landforms where velocity drops at the
mouth - ---Answers ---Delta
An example of a delta with river inputs - ---Answers ---
Mississippi delta
An example of a delta with waves - ---Answers ---Sao
Francisco
An example of a delta with tides - ---Answers ---Fly River
2025/2026 EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED/GRADED A+
A drainage pattern where all tributaries are relatively parallel
to one another and flow in the same direction - ---Answers --
-Parallel
A drainage pattern where the tributaries flow away from a
central point and occurs in areas with a high central elevation
- ---Answers ---Radial
A drainage pattern where the tributaries flow in one direction,
but form a 90 degree angle with the river - ---Answers ---
Trellis
A drainage pattern that has no logic to it and occurs in places
that were recently disturbed - ---Answers ---Deranged
A type of channel where water flows year round - ---Answers
---Perennial
A type of channel where water flows for a portion of the year
and is dry for the other part of the year - ---Answers ---
Intermittent
A type of channel that occurs in arid regions and can remain
dry for years - ---Answers ---Ephemeral
,The volume of water moving past a point per unit of time - ---
Answers ---Discharge
What is the equation for discharge? - ---Answers ---Channel
width x channel depth x water velocity = Q
The wearing down of particles - ---Answers ---Erosion
The moving or soil / particles - ---Answers ---Translocation
A mode of sediment transport when particles are deposited
somewhere - ---Answers ---Deposition
The total amount of soil a river can move - ---Answers ---
Capacity
The size of the material a river can move - ---Answers ---
Competence
Material dissolved in water results in a __________ - ---
Answers ---Solution
A type of mode of sediment transport that carries somewhat
larger materials - ---Answers ---Suspension
, A mode of sediment transport where the material remains
some degree of contact with the bed - ---Answers ---Bedload
A type of bedload where the material bounces along - ---
Answers ---Saltation
A type of bedload where the material rolls along the bed - ---
Answers ---Traction
Determines how much energy a river system has - ---
Answers ---Longitudinal profile
The ability of a river to carry sediment is equal to the supply of
sediment - ---Answers ---Graded stream
Triangular shaped landforms where velocity drops at the
mouth - ---Answers ---Delta
An example of a delta with river inputs - ---Answers ---
Mississippi delta
An example of a delta with waves - ---Answers ---Sao
Francisco
An example of a delta with tides - ---Answers ---Fly River
